Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain crash, Feb 6, 2009, Darwin
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain accident on February 6, 2009 near Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia with no fatalities. Cause: Engine failure...
- Date: February 6, 2009
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain
- Location: Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Engine failure after takeoff; the investigation outcome was not confirmed in the sources reviewed
Shortly after takeoff from Darwin on a charter to Maningrida, one engine of a Piper Navajo Chieftain failed during initial climb. The pilot declared an emergency and tried to return, but then ditched the aircraft, which came to rest in shallow water about 200 metres offshore. All six occupants escaped uninjured and the aircraft was written off.